IG CloudOps — Free interactive tools

Cut AWS & Azure waste. Without a rebuild.

Practical, no-hype tools from a UK CloudOps team that works with AWS and Azure environments every day. Estimate waste, see savings, and take the next step on your own terms.

AWS & Azure focused
UK-based support
Practical, not theoretical
Built for growing teams

Interactive tools, built by CloudOps engineers

Quick to use, transparent in how they work, and useful even if you never speak to us.

Where AWS & Azure waste hides

Six categories that quietly inflate most cloud bills. Each is covered in detail inside the calculator results.

Idle compute

Stopped projects, abandoned test environments, underused VMs and EC2 instances.

Oversized resources

Compute provisioned far above actual CPU and memory needs.

Storage waste

Old snapshots, unattached disks, weak lifecycle policies.

Commitment planning

Missing Reserved Instances, Savings Plans or Azure Reservations.

Data transfer

Cross-region traffic, expensive routing, unoptimised services.

Licensing overspend

Database, OS, monitoring or third-party services overpaid each month.

Quick wins before your next bill

  • Delete unattached EBS/managed disks
  • Remove orphaned snapshots and old backups
  • Right-size VMs based on 30–90 day usage
  • Apply S3 / Blob lifecycle rules
  • Set monthly budget and anomaly alerts
  • Tag every resource by environment and owner

Frequently asked questions

What is a cloud cost savings calculator?+

It estimates how much of your AWS or Azure spend may be wasted through unused resources, oversized infrastructure, poor storage management and missing commitment discounts.

How accurate is the calculator?+

It gives an indicative estimate. A full audit is required to confirm exact savings, risks and implementation steps.

Does it work for both AWS and Azure?+

Yes — both AWS and Azure spend and the most common waste categories across both platforms are included.

What is a typical cloud saving?+

Many organisations find savings in the 10–30% range depending on the maturity of their cloud management.

Will cutting cloud costs affect performance?+

It can if changes are rushed. Safe optimisation protects performance, resilience and business-critical workloads.

Want a second pair of eyes on your cloud bill?

No hard sell. Just a practical 30-minute review of where savings may exist and what to do next.